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CX3 is too small, in my opinion. If my kid was a "city girl", I'd 100% recommend the CX3. IMO, the CX5's cargo space is at the lowest end of the range that you want for an outdoors person. The CX5's roof line makes the cargo space much smaller than it could be

try to get vinyl/leatherette seats. (IMO) Much easier to clean and needs no maintenance. Auto normies still think that it's leather. But Nashville/southern summer sunlight might be an issue, especially in black

Looks like the Mazda dealer network around central TN isn't has robust as other parts of the country...(makes sense as Nashville's population growth is relatively recent). CPO: 2021 CX-5 SPORT (if I recall correctly, this is the base/cheapest trim) DEALER PRICE $ 22,384 NELSON MAZDA...

If this generation of Chevy Trax takes after the prior generation Trax/Encore (both GM Korea/old Daewoo products), then yes, it's worse than a random 10 year old Toyota. But the jury is still out.....no news good or bad.

second the other RX suggestions. RX, CX5....now we are getting down to personal preference, tolerance for XYZ, tolerance for V6 maintenance, etc...

Nashville doesn't really get snow (compared to north of the Ohio River). I'd be worried more about ice/sleet---and in that weather it's not just FWD v. AWD, it's tires and prudence of the driver and the drivers around them.

Mazda CX5 for its 6-speed transmission and very reliable engine---if she plans on keeping the car for a long time. That said, mom has the prior generation CRV w/75,000 miles, owned since mile 3: 1.5 turbo w/no engine dilution, CVT has had no problems. No dealer/mechanic visits at all except...

My brother saw his first Toby Keith performance almost 20 years ago when Toby made a USO tour of Iraq. Toby made himself available after the concert to everyone in the crowd, signing autographs and posing for pics Toby "radicalized" my brother to country music, lol! RIP

---, once they have my cash, it's one and done--- why not use an escrow service or at least a certified check? I wouldn't risk buying an Xbox on Facebook marketplace unless it's from someone literally in my neighborhood.

It's the ramps draining more on an incline than when level. I use ramps too on the wife's 2022 CX-5 non-turbo. I use 4.5L (4.8 qt) from a jug than add another 12 oz from a bottle. Making 5.09 quarts to get a reading mid-range on the dipstick.

My old, great, fast enough 1997 Honda Civic had 127 hp for 2600 lbs. RIP where ever you are... The Trax has 138 hp for 3100 lbs. No big deal in a city... but doesn't sound like a car for a 100-mile daily commute in West Texas, even w/the turbo. looks great though. the engine better be...

Honorary mention....2023 Lincoln Nautilus. 2023 is the last year of the current model, so any fixable design flaw should gone (there are plenty of threads/arguments about Ford Ecoboost). Ecoboost TL/DR = change your oil early and often. My default for anyone who wants to keep their car for a...

I have no side, except being very skeptical of any ebay seller who is not a OEM franchisee if they are selling OEM stuff. Hope everyone learns their lesson...unless there is a real good reason, just go to the parts counter or buy online from a franchisee.

Edge, Escape, Explorer, Expedition (or Lincoln equivalents) or Durango or Hornet are OP's only local crossover choices...(unless i forgot something) as I don't want to start 2024 ranting like a grumpy old man, I'll stay positive and say that I like the exterior and interior looks of the Lincoln...

yes, that is the potential red flag.. even with the Yen devaluation, Japan is still an expensive place. on a low margin item like oil filters, i'd bet that Joe Watanabe's local Honda dealer in Kyoto, Japan stocks OEM filters made in Thailand or Vietnam. Maybe Denso/whoever can make a profit...

the Japanese Yen has been in the gutter for 2 years. "Made in Japan" labor is 30% less expensive now than pre-Covid when measured in USD. That said, I would only trust franchise dealers for OEM-name parts. some sellers on eBay are franchise Honda dealers, most don't say...which means that they...

---- I’m brand agnostic, but we plan on keeping it for a long time.---- without knowing your budget, in no order.....Highlander (Lexus RX), Pilot, Passport, RDX, or RAV4/CRV, CX-5. Pressed for names, RDX or Highlander or Passport...depending on your love/hate of turbos, CVTs, V6, conventional...

around me, you can buy a used Ghibli w/less than 70,000 miles for less than the MSRP of a new base Malibu. What are the costs/ease of maintaining a used Ghibli? Have no idea. but I imagine that a used Maserati can be the best used car purchase ever (if you know/prepared for the $$$$), or the...

Alfa sold Toyota/Ford/Chevy sells more CRVs, RAV4s, F150s, Silverados than all Alfas. The newest Dodge compact crossover/RAV4 fighter (Dodge Hornet) is built as the same complex in Italy as the Giulia if I recall correctly. So many automakers (particularly Stellantis) blew a chance w/Covid...

yes. live 20 min. from the local delivery hub; and the metro mega-fulfillment center is just over the state line 40 miles away. Package coming from Plattsburgh, NY. near the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain! The main reason why I think that my air filter is a drop-ship is that the model code...